This is a quick list to check if your current panic is real or not. It may also act as a way out.
Do this
- Go to your consciousness.
- Separate from your thoughts and emotions.
- Ask these from yourself while looking at your thoughts and emotions – The below are indications that your present panic is probably not real.
- Am I currently thinking about something that may happen in the future?
- Am I currently thinking about something that someone has said or done?
- Do I recognize this as a pattern? – Do these thoughts and emotions generally come up?
- Am I overreacting this? Is it really that bad?
- (If none of these resonate but you understand that your present panic is unreal, try to write down your question to yourself that works for you.)
Remember
The majority of the panic we feel is not real. They are not a viable response to the present situation but are usually automatic. You may think of them as remnants of the past.
Maybe this also helps: My panic is a physical, chemical reaction; It triggers my nervous system’s fight-or-flight response; Which prevents me from thinking and acting logically.
